Italy sensing opportunity but England no easy target, says Ioane
March 6 : Italy wing Monty Ioane believes his side have a good opportunity to finally beat England in their Six Nations clash this weekend, though he insists the visitors will be far from an easy target despite recent poor performances. England are the only Six Nations side Italy have yet to beat, losing all 32 previous meetings between the teams in all competitions, but there is a feeling Saturday’s game could be Italy’s best chance to end that run. Steve Borthwick’s England arrive in Rome on the back of defeats by Scotland and Ireland, with the coach making nine changes to his starting side against Italy. “We can’t take away from the team that they are because we know what they can bring, especially with the squad they’ve put out,” Ioane said. “They’ve completely changed the whole back line, so obviously they’re here to bring something. And although they lost heavily against Ireland, it doesn’t mean it’s going to be an easy target for us. “The good thing about this game for us is, …